Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-02
THE MEN WHO BUILD.


 It is really astonishing what a vast amount of good the efforts of single en- terprising and public spirited individual may accomplish for a town by directing his whole energy towards its growth and prosperity. For instance the irrepressi- ble spirit of enterprise displayed by Hon. DeForest Porter in behalf of Phenix has been the direct means of creating a de- gree of prosperity unparalleled in the history of our Territory, and he has ac- complished the larger part of his fruitful labors in the face of a strong and deter mined opposition that has even shown its bitter antagonism in hostile demonstra- .ions against him. When he fought hand and long against the almost unsur- mountablo obstacles that opposed the -5aisSIiag of rail-'QA to Phenix, the very people who are now reaping the benefits of his wisdom and sagacity denounced him and the scheme he labored for, and
 
 sile strength of hemp upon him in testi- mony of their appreciation of his servi- ces To his efforts that city owes its pos session of the railroad; the insane asylum; its excellent fire department and it's pub lie buildings and metropolitan progress, and his fertile brain is still active with unattained elories for that growing place. The fact that his enemies would be equally benefited with himself and his friends by his labors did not deter him from putting forth a single effort in the public good, and at last he enjoys the glorious triumph won in hard combat by his superior talents and enterprise.
 Wes speak of Mir. Porter as a type of the unsel6sh, progressive men who build up Aourishing cities from very crude mate rials and breathe new life into the decay ing existence of senile and apathetic com munities, because he is man well known to our people and the circumstances that do him honor are familiar to all.
 IL Is plain to any compreher sive mind that all the progressive energy possessed by such an individual citizen is of com paratively little public value unless it is associated with a spirit of broad libei ali ty and absolute unselfshness. To enter tain the small and despicable personal consideration that your indolent and spiteful neighbor will enjoy the banquet of prosperity upon equal terms with the ore whose industry and genius has pre- pared it would be fatal to it's success and should not enter into the spirit of com munity aggrandizement. If one person fails to work out problem of public veal he should not therefore try to pre- vent others from doing so, but shoulC lend them all the unsolicited aid in hi power to accomplish it. In the activit! that is now seeking to awaken the apath, of our pleasant little town of Florenc the exercise of spirit of harmony ant support to those who seek its advance ment is absolutely essential to the mos complete success. Community prosper ity necessarily implies individual bene fits, and although we have witnessed tn wonderful results in the remarkable in stance of individual perseverance unde overwhelming opposition above cited we can easily imagine how much greate and more satisfactory they would hay been had the deaf ears been helpin hands. No matter who may lead in steI of progress, if his aims are good ever possible encouragement should be accorC ed him, and who can tell but our preser little town may find that it is blesse with one, two or dozen men who bull cities, fully as worthy of praise as the i lustrious gentleman whose meritoriol labors are the text of this article.